Greg Johnson

Because a dog’s sense of smell is a thousand times more sensitive than a human’s, canines are regularly used to detect bombs and other explosives. They sniff out illegal drugs and endangered plants, and they can use their snouts to reveal ailments such as cancer, diabetes and seizures.

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  Who knew all those HUP employees had musical, dancing and acting talents, as well as medical ones?

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The goal of machine learning is to make a computer learn just like a baby—it should get better at tasks with experience. In fact, computers best humans at tasks like chess and numerical calculations.

Photo credit: University Archives The 1882 University football team, which had a record of 2-4 that year.

Photo credit: University Archives   The 1882 University football team, which had a record of 2-4 that year.

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A protein on the surface of breast cancer tumors called the estrogen receptor allows the tumors to use estrogen to grow.

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